myddle Englande that rose agaynste hym was depriued when he had reigned .iiii. yeres he was buried in the cathedrall churche of Wynchester EDgar brother to Edwyne began his reigne in Englande He was a prince of worthy memorye for hys manyfold vertues greately renoumed so excellent in iustice and sharpe in correction of vices aswell in his maiestrates as other subiectes that neuer before his dayes was vsed the lesse felony by robbers or extorcion or briberye by fals officers He chastised also the great negligence couetousnes and vicious liuyng of the clergye he refourmed and brought them to a better order of stature he was but litle but of mynde valyant and hardy very expert in marciall policye he prepared a great nauy of shyppes which he disposed in .iii. partes of his realme and had souldioures alway prest and ready agaynste the incursions of foreyn and strange enemies be reigned xvi yeares He buylded Peters Bury Thorney Ramsey and many other was buried at Glastenbury Ludwallus prince of Wales payd to hym yerely in name of tribute .3000 wolues by meane wherof within .iiii. yeares in England and Wales myght scantly be founde one wolfe This Edgare in his floryshing youthe was some deale geuen to the luste of the flesshe whyche he afterwarde greuousely repented In his tyme as well the Danes as all other people in Englande vsed the vice of great drinking The kyng therfore rode through the realme and put downe many alehouses and would suffer but one in a village or town except it were a great borough and ordeined certayne cuppes with pynnes and nailes and made a lawe that who soeuer dranke past that marke at one draught shoulde forfayt a certayne payn wherof the accuser should haue the one half and the ruler of the Towne the other halfe It is written by Fabyan and others that Edgar bring at Chester entred the ryuer of Dee and syttynge in the bote he toke the rule of the helme and caused .viii. kynges to row hym vp down the riuer vnto S. Iohns church and from thens to his palaice in tokē y t he was lord king of so many prouinces EDward the sonne of Edgar by his fyrst wyfe began hys ceigne ouer this realme contrary to the mynd and pleasure of Elfride his stepmother and other of her alliance In all kyndes of honest vertue this man might well bee compared to his father and began hys Reygne wyth suche modestye and myldenesse that hee was woorthylye fauoured of all menne Excepte onely Elfryde whyche euer bare a grudge agaynste hym for so muche as she desyred to haue the gouernaunce of the Realme for her owne soonne Egelrede Edwarde whyle hee was huntyng in a forrest by chaunce loste hys companye and rode alone to refreshe hym at the Castell of Corffe where by the counsayle of hys stepmother Elphrede he was traiterously murthered as hee satte on his horse When hee had reigned .iii. yeares hee was buryed at Shaftesbury After his death God shewed for hym dyuers myracles Wherfore he is numbred among the sayntes and martirs Before the death of thys Edward appeared a blasynge starre of meruailous greatnes It is of some authors writen that the forsaid Elphrede afterwarde take great penaunce and that she buylded twoo Monasteryes of Nonnes Almesbury and Warwell in whyche Warwell she after liued a solitarie lyfe tyll she dyed EGelrede or Etheldrede the sonne of kyng Edgar and Alphrede was ordeyned kynge of Englande and crowned at Kingstoune He was goodly of shape and visage but wholly geuē to idlenes and abhorred all princely exercises a louer of ryotte lecherie and dronkennes and vsed extreme cruelty towardes his subiectes hauyng his eares open to all vniust complaintes In feates of armes of all men moste ignorant his crueltie made hym odious to his subiects and his cowardise encoraged straunge ennemies to inuade his kyngdome By meanes whereof thys lande was sore afflicted with warre famyne and pestilence In his tyme decayed the noble kyngdom of England and became tributarie to the Danes whereby the Danes when they had spent the sayd tribute fel streight again to robberye and arryued in sundry places of Englande as in the Isle of Thenet In Cornewall and Sussex and after many damages by them done and ryche gyftes receaued of the Kynge they retourned into theyr countreye for a tyme. But shortly they agayn entred this lande in so many places that the kynge Etheldrede was to seeke to whiche coast he should fyrst go to withstande hys enemies In conclusyon for aduoydyng of further daunger he was compelled to appeare them with great summes of money but when the money was spente they fell to newe robbyng and cessed not to spoyle the land and lastly besieged Lōdon And to augment the kyngs sorow Elphricus that then was admirall of England traiterously fledde to the Danes And after beyng reconciled fledde to them the seconde tyme While this cruel warre continued in England by meane of a byshop named Elphegus a peace was concluded at whiche tyme as Polidore wytnesseth the kynge made his lande tributarie to the Danes the payment wherof from the summe of ten thousand poundes in few yeres was raised to fifty thousand The bloudy flixe the burnyng feuer wyth dyuers other maladies vexed the people throughout all Englande Etheldred kyng of England toke to wyfe Emma the syster of Rycharde Duke of Normandie whyche for her beautie was called the Flower of Normandie Etheldrede beyng greatly inhanced in his mynd for this his mariage sent forth into al partes of his realme secrete and strayght cōmissions chargyng the rulers that vppon a certayne day and hower assygned the Danes whiche proudely vsed great crueltie in the land should be sodeinly slayn and so was if doone Which thyng was after cause of great misery For Swain kyng of Denmark hearyng of the murder of the Danes and beynge sore moued therwith landed with a strong armye in dyuers partes of thys realme and so cruelly without mercy and pity spoyled the countreye and slue the people that the englysh men wer brought to mooste extreeme and vnspeakable mysery But yet after certayne space a peace was intreated For whyche the Englyshemen payde thirtye thousande poundes Howbeit dyuers princes of the Danes styll continued wastynge the lande in dyuers places Swayn kyng of Denmarke repented of the former couenāts made with the englyshmen thinkyng to attayne to the whole dominiō of this land with a strong army entred fyrste Northumberland than myddle England and so wente foorthe tyll he came to London whyche he besieged and destroyed the countrey of Kent At this tyme Egelrede the kyng despairyng of all recouerie not ones proferynge to resyste his ennemies with his wyfe and children fledde to Richard duke of Normandy then possessed Swayn y e hole kingdom of this realm who spoiled the landes of s Edmunds But after his death succeded Canutus
Kyng Iohn saylyng into Normandy warred on the borders of France but of his victories is lyttle written Anno. 5. Bayliffes Walter Browne WilliaÌ„ ChaÌ„berlain This yeare by meanes of euyl weather in the yeare passed wheate was solde for .xv. s. a quarter whyche was thought an extreme price Kyng Iohn maried his bastard daughter to Lewlyn prynce of Wales and gaue with her the castell and lordeshyp of Elyngsmore beynge in the marches of Southwales In this yeare the byshoppe of Rome wâ—ate to king Iohn freÌ„dly and gentilly requiring him to admit Stephen Langton into the bishoprike of Canterbury who before was chosen by the monks the monkes by him expelled froÌ„ their owne abbay to restore them agayne to the same but the more his lordes aduised him so to do the more was he beÌ„t to the coÌ„trary In so much that the bishop of Romes messengers returned without obteynynge of their request Anno Reg. 6. Bailyffes Thomas Haueril Hamond Bronde The bishop of Rome denounced king Iohn with his whole realm accursed because he wold not admit StepheÌ„ Langton to the byshopricke of Canterbury but he little regarded his thretnynges and would not obey him At this tyme in Suffolke a fishe was takeÌ„ like to a man was kept liuing .vi. moneths vpon the land with raw flesh and fishe and after when they saw they coulde haue no speche thereof they cast it agayn into the sea Anno Reg. 7. Bailyffes Iohn Walgraue Richard de Winchestar King Philip of FraÌ„ce subdued y e countrey of NormaÌ„dy which sens y e time of Charles the symple that is to saye the the space of .300 yeares was not in the possession of the kynges of France Anno Re. 8. Bailiffes Iohn Holylande Edmonds Fitz Gerrard About this tyme the Iryshemen and shortly after the Welshemen rebelled for that as some aucthors affyrme he leuied on them suche greuous taskes to warre agaynst France so that the king was fayne to raise a great taxe throughout this realme of England to withstaÌ„d theyr force He requyred of the white monkes .6000 marke but they refused the payement of so greate a summe so that the Kynge toke great dyspleasure against them by reson wherof after his returne out of Ireland he vexed theym sore and exacted of them more then before he had desyred whereby he caused some abbottes to forsake their houses Anno Reg. 9. Bailyffes Roger Wynchester Edmond Hardell Kyng Iohn sayled into Normandye wher after certain skirmishes he made peace with Philip of FraÌ„ce for .ii. yeres The .ii. bayliffes aboue named were discharged and in theyr place roome ii other chosen for the rest of that yere Also this yeare was graunted to the Citizens of London by the Kynges letters patentes that they should yearely chose to them selues a Mayre and .ii. shiriffes on S. Mathewes or Mychelmas day whose names were as foloweth Anno Reg. 10. HeÌ„ry fitz Alwyne Maire Peter Duke S. Thom. Nelc S. Thys yere London bridge was begon to be builded of stone where as before it had ben builded of Timber and repaired by a colledge of Priests which then stode where the priorie of S. Mary auderis nowe standeth And for wante of other recordes I wyll declare the opinion of master Fowle who was the pryor of y e abouesayd S. Mary auderis concernynge the originall bothe of that bridge and also of Saint Mary auderis church Fyrst that beyng no bridge but a ferrie to cary and recarye wherby the Feryar gat great wealth lastly the Feryman and his wyfe deccasyng left the same to theyr daughter a mayden named Mary Audery who with the goodes left to her by her parentes and also the profites which came by the said Fery builded an house of sisters whiche is the vppermost ende of S. Mary Auderis churche aboue the quire where she lieth buried vnto the whiche house she gaue the ouersight profyt of the same ferry but afterward the same house of systers was coÌ„uerted vnto a colledge of priestes who builded the bridge of timber and from tyme to tyme kepte the same in reparations but consyderyng the great charges in repairyng y e same now lastly in the yere of our Lord .1209 by y e great ayde of the citisens of LondoÌ„ other they begon to build the same of stone and then the abouesayde colledge of priestes was conuerted vnto a priory of chanoÌ„s bearyng stil the name of the maiden whiche kepte the ferry and so called S. Mary Auderie Anno Reg. 11. Henry fitz Alwyne M. Peterle Iosue S WilliaÌ„ BlouÌ„d S The Englyshemen which were sent by kyng Iohn to ayde the erle of Flanders as sayth Thomas Couper chased the Frenchemen and in the hauen of Sluce compassed and toke theyr whole nauy of ships which was in nuÌ„ber .1020 sayle Anno. Reg. 12. HeÌ„ry fitz Alwine M Adam Whetley S. Stephen le grase S. This yere Pandolph a legate cam froÌ„ y e bishop of Rome monishing the king in sharp maner y t he shold restore maister StepheÌ„ LaÌ„gton to his see of CaÌ„terbury the monks vnto their abbay the king calliÌ„g to mynd y e dangers he was wrapped in both in his own realme also in Normandy made promise by othe to be obedieÌ„t to y e court of Rome as at large apereth in Ro. FabiaÌ„s cronicle At that tyme were granted the Peter pence Anno Reg. 13. Henry fitz Alwyn M. Iohn fitz Pet S Iohn Garlond S This yere StepheÌ„ LaÌ„gton archbishop of Canterbury w t the other exiles laÌ„ded in EnglaÌ„d y e king receuing theÌ„ ioyously was there assoiled of the said bishop after y t the king making restitutioÌ„ to y e bishop other according to y e third article of his othe the laÌ„d was released of y e interdictioÌ„ the king being bouÌ„den that as well he as his heyres should euer after be feuderys to the see of Rome payyng yerely tribute a thousand markes and to holde the Title of the Crowns by the byshop of Rome Anno. 14. HeÌ„ry fitz Alwayne Mair RaÌ„dolph EilaÌ„d S CoÌ„staÌ„tin Iosue S This yere fell greate discentiion betwene the kyng and his lordes partely for that he wolde not mainteyne the lawes of Kyng Edwarde partely for the displeasure he bare vnto them for that they ayded hym not agaynst the byshop of Rome and other causes not here spoken of Herevpon the kyng fell at suche dissention with his lordes that a greate numbre of people were raised on bothe parties The Erle of Chester with the other lordes toke the Citie of London and helde them there a certayne tyme. Caxton his chronicle wyth other saye that a great parte of this variance betwene kyng Iohn and his barons was for because the Kyng would haue exiled the Earle of Chester who oftentymes had aduised the King to leaue his cruelnes hys accustomed aduoâ—try which he exercised with his
brothers wife and others But by meanes of the archebyshop of Canturbery and other prelates a peace was taken for a whyle This yere as saith Fabian on the .xi. day of Iuly a great part of Southwark was brent and in the moneth of August next folowyng was much harme done in London by fyre The kynge and his lordes mett with great strengthe on either partie vppon Baramdowne where a charter or writyng was made and sealed by the kyng so that the Barony was with it contented and departed in peace euerye man into his countrey Anno. 15. Roger fitz Alwyne M Martin fitz alis S. Peter Bate S. The peace whiche in the laste yeare was agreed betwene kynge Iohn his barons was this yere by the kynge violated and broken Wherfore the lordes assembled to them greate powers and made sharpe and cruell warre vpon the kyng in somuche that he was constrained to send into Normandie for ayde Then came into Englande a Normane knyght named Foukis de Brent whiche broughte with hym a companye of Normans Flemmyngs and Picardes He and his company were so cruel that they destroyed as well religious houses as other and dyd muche harme to the lande puttyng the lordes to the worse the kynge made Foukes other of his company wardens of castels and strōg holdes in England The lordes seynge the kynge perseuer in his wrong that he wold in no wyse be induced to holde his owne grauntes but to do all things after pleasure and nothyng after lawe or iustice cast in theyr minds how they myght bryng the realm in a better rule and by one consente wrote to Philyppe kyng of France that he wold send som noble mā into England and they wold yeld the lande vnto hym This yeare kyng Iohn caused to bee drawen and hanged at Warham one Piers of Pomfrette and his sonne for speaking of dyuers thinges against the king Anno Reg. 16. Roger fitz Alwayne M. Salomō basing S Hugh Basing S Kyng Iohn laying siege to the castell of Rochester wan the same toke therin certain gentilmen that had conspired against hym sent them to dyuers prysons placyng strangers in the same castell The barons helde them together at London abydyng the commynge of Lewes son to the French kyng whiche lāded in England with a great army so cam to Rochester wan it with smal payne he caused all the strangers therin to be hanged and after came to London where certain alliances and couenants were established and cōcluded betwene the lordes and him and receiued of them homage as is mēcioned in Polycronicon Then he with the lordes departed from London and gat the castel of Rigate of Gilford and of Fernham and from thens to Winchester where the City was yelded with all other holdes in those partes and then he with the lordes came agayne to London At whose commynge the Tower of London was deliuered to them they slewe all strangers that had ben placed by the kyng in any place Roger Fitz Alwine for that he was accused to the Lordes to be fauourable to the kynges partie was discharged of that office and one called Serle mercer was Mayre in hys place the reste of the yere whiche was viii wekes Kyng Iohn beyng thus ouerset with his lordes sent messangers to the bishop of Rome shewing to hym the rebelliō of his lords and how they laboured his destruction Wherefore the byshop of Rome with all haste sente a Legate into Englande called Swalo The whiche after his commynge commuanded Lewes to returne into France and laboured to the vttermoste of his power to appease the Kynge and his baronye but all his labour was in vayne Anno reg 17. Williā Hardel M. Iohn Crauers S. Andrew Newlād S. This yere kyng Iohn the warre betwene hym and his lordes continuyng dyed of the Flixe as is recorded in Policronicon at the toune of Newarke he was bowelled in the abbey of Croghtō and buried at Worceter in the quier of monkes To tell the opynions of many auctours concernyng his death it wold in this place occupy to muche tyme. To be brefe Caxton affirmeth he was prisoned by a monke of Swinsted abbey in Lincolnshire for sayinge If he myghte liue half a yere he wold make a halfpeny lofe worth .xx. s. others ar of other opinions some y t he dyed for sorow heuynes of hert as Polidorus some of surfettyng in the night as Radulphus niger some of a bloudy flixe as Houeden some of a burning ague some of a cold sweat some of eating apples peares or plummes Mathewe Parisiensis writeth that as he wente from Lyn to Lincolneshire and there hearynge of the losse of hys cariage and treasures vppon the washes fell in great heauynes of mynde and so therby into a feruent feuer beyng at the abbay of Swynsted whiche agew he encreased thorough surfetyng and naughty diet by eating of peches drinking new cider And when he was thus sick was caried thēs to the castel of Laford from thens to the castel of Newark and there departed this lyfe was buried as afore is sayd at Worcestor It is written by Fabian and diuers other that he founded the abbey of Bewley in the new forest in recompence of the parishe churches whiche he there ouerturned to enlarge the forest and an abbey of blacke monkes in the citie of Winchester he decessed in y e yere of our Lord .1216 the .xix. of October when he had reigned .17 yeares .6 monethes and .13 dayes Henry the thirde Anno regni 1. HEnry the sonne of Iohn of the age of .ix. yeares by the counsell of William duke of Glocester the erles of Pēbroke Chester was proclaimed kyng of England who began his reigne the .19 day October in the yeare of our Lord .1216 and decessed in the yere .1272 the .vi. day of Nouember So he reigned .56 yeres and .28 dayes The noble men before mēcioned with their retinue kept sharp warre with Lewys the frenche kynges sonne who by the couenants made before with the englishemen claymed the crown But after certain skirmishes battailes Lewis began to desyre peace whyche lastly was concluded and Henry was crowned at Gloucester Anno. 1. Iacob aldermā M. Benet Couētrie S. williā Blūtiuers S. Iacob Alderman was maior one part of the yeare and Salomon Basing the other part of the same yere But the .ii. sheriffes aboue named stode the whole yeare Swale the byshop of Romes legate accursed Lewys the frenche kyngs son after all suche as toke part with hym agaynste Henry He accursed Lewlyn prince of Wales and interdicted hys lande At the last Lewys toke a◠M. markes or as some authors affirme .xv. M. markes of money departed this realme Anno. 2. Serle merser M. Tho. Bokerell She. Rafe Holyland She. When the land was deliuered from straungers inquisitions were
Danes discharged 44 Tempest in England 57.67.75.82.247.85.110 Tewkesbury abbey buylded 61 Twenty gouernours of London 75 Twelue yeeres in Englande 91 Terme kepte at Shrewesbury 99 Tunne in Cornhyll 101 Treasure conueyed out of England 101 Theues in apparayle of friers 101 Three hundred men slayn by misfortune 141 Two Maiors and syxe Aldermen of London dyâ— within .viij. dayes 164 Thomas Kneysworth hys charitable dedes 171 Turney and Turwyne wonne 171 Towre of Grenewyche buylded 180 Thomas More Chaunceler 181 Thomas Cromwell 185. 188. 193. 198. Towre of London repayred 185 Thomas â—unflow his charitable dedes 167 Thomas Whyte his charitable dedes fo 225 Trinite college erected 225 Three folde plague of London 245 U Ueye a ryuer 4. Uniuersitie at Stamforde fo 11. Uies buylded 14. Uortymer poysoned by his stepmother 29 Uillages and towns drouned 89 Uisytation of the abbeyes fol. 189. Uoyage to Moscouie 220 W Wales described 4. Welshemen fo 4. Wolues deuoured kynges fol. 10. Wynchester buylded 11 Walbrooke howe it tooke that name 23 Wall of stone betwene England and scotland 26 Wyndsore castel fyrst buylded 31. Wynchecombe abbey buylded 37 Wolues destroyed in Englaude 43. Warwell buylded 44 WalthaÌ„ abbey buylded 50 Wenloke abbey buylded 55 Westmynster Halle buylded 58 Wyndsore buylded 62 Wodstocke buylded ibid. Wyllyam wyth the longe bearde 72.73 Wynchester abbeye buylded 81 Wardes graunted to the kyng 83. Weyghts and measures 95 Woll staple kepte at sandewyche 102 Whyte battayle 108 Woll staple kept at Westmynster 119 Wolstaple kept at Chychester ibide Wolstaple kept at Lincolm Brystowe and Canterbury ibidem Wylliam Walworth slewe Iacke strawe 127 Whityngton colledge buylded 135 William Taylour his charitable dedes 155 Wyat taken 229 Y Yorke buylded 10 FINIS Imprinted at London in Fletestreete nygh vnto S. Dunstones churche by Thomas Marshe Anno Salutis 1565. Polydore Virgil. Now at thys presente there is a byshop of Glocester Ther is now a byshoppe at Peterborow London brydge Cornelius Tacitus This arme of the sea as I Iudge is nowe called Anste where is a passage betwene the village of Anste and Chepstoll 1108 London builded He stablyshed the Troian lawes in thys kyngdome 1084 Howe the ryuer of Humber toke that name Howe the ryuer of Seuerne tooke that name 1063 The Queene reigned durynge the mynoritie of her sonne 1053 The king deuoured by wolues Policronica 1009. Iohn Hardyng The king destroyed of wolues 989. Policronica Gaufride Iohn Hardinge Dumbritaine Edenbrough Bawburgh and Yorke buylded 929. 917. Carleile builded 892. Canterbury Wynchester and Shaftesbury builded 863. Stamforde buylded Iohn Hardyng alledgyng Merlyn Bathe wyth the hotte bathes builded The king attemptynge to fly brake his necke 844 Leycester buylded â—0â— Galfride 800 Howe Glamorganshyre tooke that name S. Iohns Towne in Scotlande buylded Bangor in Wales buylded 766 It rayned bloud .iii. dais Rome was buylded â—21 684 636 The game of â— hosse deuised 612 559 496 Porrex slewe his brother Forrex and Porrex was afterwarde slayne by his mother Brutus lyne extinguished 441 The fyrste king of Englande that ware a crown of golde who builded Black well Hall in London The seconde lawes were Mulmutius lawes R. Fabian The towne oâ— Malmesbury buylded 401 Iohn Hardynge Three archeflames in Englande Foure notable wayes made in Englande Belyns gate in London buylded Iohn Leylande The tower of London fyrst buylded Carlyon buylded The old temple nexe to teÌ„ple barre builded 375 The Spaniards fyrst inhabited Irelande Ector Boyce 356 The thirde lawes were Marcian lawes 330 The Pictes fyrste inhabited the marches of Englande and Scotland 323 321 311 The king deuoured by a monster 303 Cambridge Grantham buylded 292 The kyng depriued 286 281 272 270 The town of Pikerynge buylded 261 258 248 234 The kyng deposed 225 207 191 173 A good ensample 163 143 138 137 135 134 133 136 124 120 118 115 113 111 108 106 104 94 92 Prodigious sygnes in the ayre 88 86 83 81 78 76 74 70 Now the Ile of Ely â—tooke fyrste that name 69 Kynge Lud buylded London from LoÌ„don slone to Ludgate and named it Ludston 58 Iulius Cesar made his fyrst voyage into Englande The seconde voyage of Iulius Cesar in to England London submitted to Iulius Cesar. England first tributarye to the Romains Iohn Lidgate Iulius Cesar a bakers son coÌ„quering y e worlde and beyng the first Emperour was in the capitoll by the senate slayne with bodkins The castels of Douer Canterburye Rochester the tower of London builded Salisbury Chichester and Excester builded 42 19 The byrth of Christ. 17 Thomas Lanquet 45 Southampton howe it tooke that name Gloucester buylded whiche before was named Carlyon Peter and Paule crucified 73 Chester town builded 126 Colchester buylded 180 England first receiued the christen faith Gildas in his boke De victoria Aurelii Ambrossi In this tyme as Gildas Martin a chronicler dooe write xxviii temples of Flamynes were made cathedrall churches and bysshops placed in the same as Flamyns before had bene LoÌ„don York and Earlyon were archbyshops Adrians wall repaired by Senerus which is yet called the scottyshe banke 213 218 Polydore Virgile 226 Alectus slayn by Asclepiodatus 232 Walbroke in London how it toke that name 262 Asclepiodatus slayne 289 S. Albon of England martyred Iohn Lidgate 310 Wherfore the kynges of Englande weare close crownes The fyrste christen Emperour S. Helene an englyshe woman 329 Ector Boice Polydore Virgile 283 Maximus coÌ„quered lyttle Britayn S. Ursula of Englande 391 The Scotts and Picts inuade EnglaÌ„d A walle of stone betwene England and Scotlande The Scottes and Picts inuaded this realme so sore that the Romains refused to defende the same but rather to lose theyr Trybute Beda de gestis AngloruÌ„ 433 The kynge slayne in hys chamber by a Picte 443 A Monke made kyng of Englande The kynge traiterousely slayne by certaig Pictes 448 Great plentie of Corne and grayne A great pestilence The Scots Pictes spoyled this land The fyrste Saxons entryng thys realme Kyng Uortiger deuorced from his laufull wyfe and maryed Rowan y e daughter of Hengist the Saxon. Pelagius heresy in Englande Uortiger depriued of hys kyngdome 464 The king poisoned by his stepmother 471 Hardyng sayeth the Saxons slewe on the Playne of Salisburye iiii C. and ix barones and Erles toke the kyngeprisoner Abbot Ambry buylded Ambresbury Kyng Uortiger burned in his castell in Wales 481 The seconde kyngdome of the Saxons How Porismouthe came to that name The thyrde kyngdome of the Saxons 218 500 517 Gildas made a boke de gestis Arthuri Iohn Frosard Wyndsor castell buylded The fowerth kyngdome of the Saxons Galfride Mordred the traytour vsurpeth the crowne Mordred slayne and Arthur wouÌ„ded to deathe 543 Gildas the wyse 546 The .v. and vi kyngdome of the SaxoÌ„s 548 Guido 552 The fyrste war betwene the Saxons in this realme 586 Gurmundus builded Gurmundchester so sayth Hardyng who alleâ—gâ—th Beda 589 The Saxons had the whole possession of this realme S. Augustin came into Englande
S. Austins at Canturbery S. Paules church iu LoÌ„don S. Andrews in Rochester Saint Peters at Westminster buylded 613 Mahomete fyrst begynnyng The vii kingdome Paulinus buylded the great churche at Lincolne Iron cuppes fastened by welles fountayns for trauayling meÌ„ to drynke on 635 The fyrste Schoole in Cambrydge buylded Policronica f. Columbe cronicis Colmanni The byshops see of Winchester buylded Glasynge brought fyrst into Englaud Chertesey in Southerye was afterwarde destroyed by the Danes 683 The kyng becam a monke The Ilande called vniuersally England 686 The colledge of Welles the abbey of Glastenbury newly builded The quene of West SaxoÌ„s was abbesse of Barkyng the kynge her husbande became a religious man 724 S. Beda in this tyme wrote in Englande 729 Two comets or blasynge starres Crowlande buylded Beda deceased 745 The kyng depriued and slayne by a swyneheard 748 Winchcombe abbey builded The abbey of S. Albons buylded The Kynge Kenulphus slayne 778 It rayned blood The Danes fyrst entred this lande The kynge poysoned by his wyfe 795 The Danes seconde entryng thys lande 832 Ethelwolphus gaue first tithes in Englande as Iohn Harding affirmeth An hospitall for englyshemen buylded at Rome Oxenforde buylded 855 856 The Danes third entryng this land 893 This kynge deuided y e day and nighte in iii. partes 8. howers to serue god .8 houres where suites of his people and viii houres to take his sleape reste The Danes landed in Northumberlande Kynge Edmunde slayne by the Danes Iohn Lidgate Women to kepe their chastitie disfigured them selues by cuttinge of theyr noses and ouerlyppes The king Etheldred slayn by the Danes The prioryist Excetor builded 872 The kynge counterfeated the mynstrell Shaftesbury Ethlingsey buylded The fyrste graÌ„mer scole in Oxenforde buylded Newe abbey in winchester 901 This K. Edwarde is called Edwarde the senior Herford castell buylded The monastery of S. Peter at Gloceter buyldyd 925 The Kinge was crouned at Kyngston Iohn Lidgate 940 946 The Kynge crowned at Kyngs town 955 He was crouned at Kyngstoune A vicious kinge The kyng depriued 959 He was crouned at Bathsome saye at Kyngstoune This kynge builded and repaired xi abbeis in England as Wilton Peterborowe Thorney Ramsey c. The wolues in Englande destroyed Good lawes made agaynst quaffyng and alehouses Eight pety kyngs rowed kynge Edgar vp and down the ryuer of Dee 975 The Kynge crowned at Kyngston The kyng murdered by his stepmother A blasynge sterre Almsbery Warwel builded 978 The kynge crowned at Kyngston Englande became tributary to the Danes The Danes besieged London Great tribute sayd to the Danes The Danes sodeynly murdered slayne A great number of Danes aryue in thys lande London besiged by the Danes S Edmondes Burye buylded A great fire in London A boke in the Guylde hall of London named domes daye 1016 EdmuÌ„d with the Iron sydâ— 1038 Kynge Edmunde slayne with a speare thrust vp into his foundment as he sat on a priuy I iuste reward geuen Iohn Hars dynge 1018 A parliameÌ„t at Oxforde Polidore Vergile 1038 1041 Reynolde of Chester Robert Fabian 1043 Robert Fabian William bastarde duke of Normandye Thomas Couper The lawes of S. Edwarde the confessor 1066 WillliaÌ„ duke of Normandy conquered this lande Waltham abbey Thomas Couper 1067 Thomas Couper The names of Normanes and other that came with the conqueror 1068 Two castels buylded at Yorke one other at Notyngham and other at Lincolne 1069 1070 1072 Iohn Hardynge The new forest in South-hampton Iohn Hardynge Execution at Wynchester 1079 1081 10â—â— 1082 Srhewsbury and WeÌ„loke bbeys buylded 1085 The numbre of men of cattell and howe many hydes of lande was noted in Englande A greuous reaction 1086 Great plages in England A parte of Poules churche was brent Battaile abbey and Barmondsey abbey builded 1087 It remaineth in recorde of good authoritie that the best payre of hose then to be bought for the kyng coste but .iii. s. as one Robert affirmeth who wrate in the tyme of Henry the thyrde 1088 A great earth quake 1089 1090 Greate teÌ„pest in Englande The roofe of Bowchurche and syxe hundred houses in London bloweÌ„ down 1091 Newe castell vpon Tyne buylded The roofe of Salisburye churche consumed with lyghtnyng 1092 Great frost The welshemen rebelled The dukedome of Normandy morgaged to y e kyng of England Chester abbey buylded 1093 The kyng of Scots slayne in Englande Greate pestilence 1094 Great morein of men Strange sightes sene in the ayre 1096 1097 Westminster hall buylded Iohn Rastall 1098 Great flouds A welle caste out bloud Great flames of fyre sene in the element 1099 Iohn Hardynge 1100 1101 A tribute payed to the duke of NormaÌ„dy 1102 The priory the hospitall of S. Bartholomewe in Smithfielde was begun to be buylded Smith feld a laystowe 1103 1104 Teukesbury abbey builded 1105 Rebellion in Shropshire Cornwall 1106 A blasynge sterre 1107 1108 1109 The strong castell of Brystow builded Euisham abbey buylded 1112 A great earth quake Hyde abbey buylded A blasyng sterre 1114 1117 1119 The kynges chyldren drouned in the sea 1123 Readyng abbey Cisseter Windilsore Woodstocke buylded 1126 The gray friers first came into EnglaÌ„de 1127 1131 Fountaynes abbey builded The priory of Norton and the abbeye of Combremore buylded 1132 1135 Henry the first toke his death by a â—all of his horse 1135 Hector Boice 1136 1138 1140 Kynge Stephen taken prisoner Stratford abbey buylded 1144 1144 1145 1148 A great frost 1150 1151 The abbeyes of Coggeshall of Fourneys and Feuersham buylded 1154 1155 1156 Two sonnes sene in the fyrmament The castel of Rutland and the abbeye of Basyngwerk buylded 1157 Thomas Couper 1159 1160 1161 Great fyre at Canturbery 1163 Thomas Becket bisshop of Canturbery 1167 K. Henries eldest sonne crowned hys rather beynge alyue 1170 1171 Thomas Gouper 1172 1174 The kynges sonne the seconde tyme crowned 1175 Henry the sonne of king Henry rebelâ— agaynst his father 1177 1179 1181 The Kynges son deceased 1184 1185 1187 1289 Thomas Couper Iohn Maiore Many outlawes in Englande The fyrst bailiffes in London 1189 Many Iewes slayne in Englande Quene Elianor released out of prison Ranulph of Chester Guido 1290 The Iewes in Englande were robbd many of them slewe them selues 1191 Kyng Rychard weÌ„t to Ierusalem in his absence his brother rebelled in Englande 1192 Thomas Couper 1193 Kyng Richarde taken prisoner 1194 1195 1196 Great ransom payde for the kyng Kyng Rychard agayne crowned at Wynchester A preacher called Willliam wyth y e long bearde WilliaÌ„ with the long beard forced by fyre to flye oute of Bowchurche in cheape 1197 1198 Kyng Richarde wounded to deathe with a venemous arrow 1199 1199 The kynge toke .iii. s. of euery plough lande Kyng Iohn dueorsed 1200 Ranulph of â—â—ester 1201 Fiue Mones sene in the firmament Robert Fabian xxv Gouernours of the Citie chosen 1202 Great tempest in Englande 1203 Great dearth of wheate in Englande 1204 England interdicted A monstrous fyshe taken 1205 Normandye loste 1205
all her penurie is accompted a greater gifte then those huge sommes that great men layde out of their greate stoare so ought this my simple pamphlet be adiudged to procede though not from greater yet from as great good will as the best and learnedst writers beare to your honour For they of their abundant stoare haue laied oute somewhat But I of my meane knowledge haue presented these few first frutes to your honor knowing that your wisedome can in this small present right well see my good wyll My gifte is a short briefe or summarie of the chiefest chances and accidentes that haue happened in this Realme frome the tyme of Brutus to this our age VVhiche I haue done by the conference of many authors both old and new those Imeane that commonly are called Chroniclers out of whom I haue gathered many notable thinges moste worthy of remembrance whiche no man heretofore hath noted whiche worke also I was the bolder to dedicate to your honour because I know your lordships good inclination to al sortes of good knowledges and especially the great loue that you beare to the olde Recordes of dedes doone by famous and noble worthies whiche my boldnes like as I truste your honour wil not only pardon but also accept in good part so I besech al the readers hereof that folowyng your honourable exaÌ„ple they will iudge the best of this my trauaile whiche I toke in hand onely for the respect that I had to their profite VVherby they shall both shew the goodnes of their owne natures and also encourage me willingly to go forwarde in this my enterprise VVhich doubting not but that I shall the rather obtaine of them because of your lordeships fauourable acceptance hereof I wil now cesse any loÌ„ger to trouble your honor beseching almightie god long to preserue you to the coÌ„moditie of this our natiue countreie Your L. most humble Iohn Stovve To the Reader DIuers wryters of Hystories write dyuersly Some penne their hystories plentifully at large Some contrary wyse briefly and shortly doo but as it were touche by the way the remembraunce and accidents of those tymes of which they write Some do with a large compasse discouer as wel the affaires done in foreyn partes as those that hapned in that countrey of whiche especially they wryte And some content to let alone other matters put in memory only such thyngs as they theÌ„ selues haue had experieÌ„ce of in their own couÌ„treis Amongs whom good Reader I craue to haue place and desyre roome in the lower part of this table For I vse thee in this my booke as some symple feaster that beynge not able of his owne coste to feast his guestes sufficientely is fayne to bee frended of his neyghboures and to sette before them suche dishes as he hath gotten of others For I acknowledge that many of the hystories that thou shalte reade here abridged are taken partely out of Robert Fabian sometyme Alderman of London Edwarde Halle gentylman of Greyes Inne Iohn Hardynge a great trauailer bothe in foreyne countreis and also in all writynges of antiquitieâ— and other who reaped great abundance of knowlege and filled their bookes full therwith to the great profite and pleasure of all posteritie and to their own great fame and glory So that of their great plenty I might wel take somewhat to hyde my pouertieâ— Howbe it I haue not so doone it as if they should clayme theyr own I shuld forthwith be left naked For somwhat I haue noted which I my selfe partly by paynfull searche and partly by diligent experieÌ„ce haue found out Wher fore hoth the smalnesse of the volume which coÌ„preheÌ„deth gret matters in effect lso the noueltie of som matters vttred therin ought to cause y t it shold not be altogither vnwelcome to thee For though it be written homely yet it is not as I trust writeÌ„ vntruly And in hystories the chiefe thyng that is to be desyred is truthe Wherfore if thou fynde that in it I beseche thee wynke at small faultes or at the least let the consyderation of my well meanynge drowne them So shalt thou both encourage me to farther diligence and also vtter thyne owne frendlynesse in that thou doest rather further then condemne a weake wryter Of smoothe and flatterynge speache remember to take hede For Trouthe in playn wordes may be tolde of craft a lye hath nede ¶ The names of Authours in this Booke alledged Arnoldes Chronicles Iohn Rastall Beda de gestis AngloruÌ„ Iohn Maior Cornellus Tacitus Iohn Bale Domes day a booke Iohn Gower Edward Haulle Iohn Sleydane Gildas de uictoria Aure lii Ambrosii Merlyn chronicler Martyn Chronicler Gildas de gestis Arthuri Mathewe Paris Norham chronicler Gildas the wise Polydorus Virgilius Guido de Columna Robert a chronicler that wrate in the tyme of Henry the thirde Geffrey of Monmouth Geraldus Cambrensis Hector Boyce Rodolphus niger Houeden Raynolffe of Chester Iohn Hardynges Chronicle dedicated to Henry the .6 Robert Fabian S. Columbe Cronicus Colmanni Iohn Leylande Thomas Lanquet Iohn Lydgate Thomas Couper Iohn Frosarde William Caxton A briefe Description of Englande BEfore I entre to abridge the factes and gestes of the kynges and other persons within this Realme frome Brutus the fyrste Kyng of the same I purpose briefely to make a description of this noble Realme gathered out of Polydore Uirgil reported in his work of y e Englishe hystorie who saith That all Britain which by two names is called England and Scotland is an Iland in the Ocean sea sytuate ryghte ouer agaynst the Region of Gallia one parte of which Isle Englishmen do inhabite another parte Scottes the third parte Walshemen and the fourth part Cornish men All they eyther in language conditions or lawes doo differ amongs them selues Englande so called of Englishemen whiche dyd winne the same is the greatest part which is deuided into .xxxix counties which we call shyres Wherof ten that is to say Kent Suffer Surrey Southampton Barkshire Wyltshire Dorsetshire Somersetshire Deuonshire and Cornwall do â—â—nâ—eine the fyrst part of that Iland which yaâ—â—s bounding toward the Southe standeth betweene the Thames and the Sea Frome thence to the ryuer of Trent whiche passeth thorough the myddes of EnglaÌ„d be .xvi. shyres wherof the first vi standyng Estward are Essex Middâ—eser Hertfordshire Suffolke Northfolke and Cambridgeshire the other ten which stande more in the myddle of the countrey are these Bedford Huntingdon Buckingham Oxford Northhampton Rutland Leicestre Notyngham Warwike and Lyncolne After these there be .vi. whiche border westeward vpon Wales as Glocestre Hereforde Worcester Salop Stafford and Chester Aboute the myddle of the Region lie Darbyshyre Yorkshyre Lancashyre Cumbreland On the left hande toward the west is Westmerlande Agaynste the same is the Byshopryke of Durham and Northumberland which bouÌ„deth vpon the northe in the marches of Scotland Those shyres be diuided in to .xvii. Bishop rickes which by a greke word be called Dioeceses Of which Dioeceses Canturburye
when she had reigned .v yeares and was buryed at Leycester in Ianus temple by her father Morgan the eldest sonne of Dame Gonorell claimed Britayn and warred on his nephue Conedagus that was kyng of Camber that nowe is Wales and of Cornwall but Conedagus met with Morgan in Wales and there slue hym which place is called Glamorgan tyll this daye And then Condenagus was kyng of all Britayne he buylded a Temple of Mars at Perche that now is S. Iohns towne in Scotlande placed there a Flamyne he buylded an other or Minerue in Wales which now is named Bangor The third he made of Mercurie in Cornewall where he was borne he reigned .xxxiii. yeares and was buryed at London Riuallo sonne of Conedagus succeded his father in whose tyme it rayned blood .iii. dayes after the whiche tempest ensued a great multitude of venemous flyes which slewe muche people And then a great mortalitie throughe out this land whiche caused almoste desolation of the same This Riuallo reigned ouer this whole Iland .xlvi. yeres and than deceased and was buried at Caire branke that now is Yorke In the yeere .1554 after the vniuersall Floud and after Comerus the fyrst king of Italy .1414 after y e destruction of Troy .432 And after Brute arriued in England .356 Rome was buylded in Italy by Remus and Romulus Gurgustus sonne of Riuallo succeded in the kyngdom of Brytayne who reigned quietly but was a coÌ„mon dronkarde wherof folowed all other vices when he had reigned .xxxviii. yeres he deceased and was buried at Yorke Scicilius the brother of Gurgustus succeded in the Kyngdom of whome is left but little memory but that he reygned liâ— yeares and was buryed at Bathe Iago or Lago cousyn of Gurgustus reigned .xxv. yeares for his euyll gouernement he dyed of a litargie and was buryed at Yorke The game of Chesse about this season was deuysed by wyse men to mytigate the myndes or hartes of tyrantes the yere of the worlde .3339 the yere before Christ .614 Kynimacus succeded Iago in thys realme of Brittany wherin he reigned liiii yeares and was buryed at Yorke Gorbodug succeded his father Kynimacus in this realme of Britain as our Chronicles write He reigned .lxiii. yeres and was buried at London Forrex with his brother Porrex ruled this lande of Britayn .v. yeares but it was not long ere they fel at ciuile discorde for the soueraygne domynion in whiche Forrex was slayne And Porrex afterwardes by his mother was killed in his bed Thus cruelly was the bloodde and house of Brute destroyed when that this Realme by the space of 616. yeares had bene gouerned by that lynage After the death of the two brethren Forrex and Porrex thys Realme was deuided with ciuile warres for lacke of one soueraigne gouernour whiche continued by the space of .li. yeares vntyll that noble Dunwallo reduced the same into one Monarchie MUlmutius Dunwallo the sonne of Cloten duke of Cornewall reduced this realme into one Monarchie beyng before by ciuile warres and discention seuered and brought into dyuers dominions he was the fyrste that ware a crowne of golde he constituted good lawes whiche long after wer called Mulmutius lawes he gaue priuileges vnto Temples and ploughes and beganne to make the fower notable wayes in Britayne In London called then Troy Nouant he buylded a great Temple whiche some suppose to be S. Paules some Blackwell Hall whiche was called Templum pacis Finally when he had brought this Ralme to wealthe and quietnes reygnyng herein .xl. yeares He dyed honourably leauing after hym two valiant and noble sonnes Belinus and Brennus as Fabian writeth He buylded the towne of Malmsbury and of Uies He was buried at London in the temple of Peace before named BElinus and Brennus sonnes of Mulmutius deuyded thys whole Isle of Britayne betwene them Unto Belyne the elder brother was appoynted England Wales and Corn wall Unto the other the North part beyond Humber But Brennus a young man desyrous of glory and dominion thinking hym selfe equall with his brother in marciall prowes was not therewith content Wherfore he raised war agaynste Belyne But in conclusion by the meanes of their mother they were accorded and Brennus brynge geuen wholly to the study of warres lefte his countrey to the gouernance of his brother and went into Fraunce amongest the Galles where in the Prouince of Lions for his excelleÌ„t qualities he was greatly estemed of Siguinus kynge of the countrey whose daughter he maried And of the Galles was made Souerain captain wheÌ„ they made their vsage to Rome Belyne in the meane tyme both in ciuile iustyce and also religyon suche as at that tyme was vsed greatly increased his Realme He made three Archeflames whose seas were at London Yorke and Carlion He fynyshed the fower great waies begon by his father He subdued and made tributarye vnto hym Denmarke In London he made the hauen whyche at thys daye retaineth the name of hym called Belynes gate and as Iohn Leyland writeth whose labour and industry in most diligent serchyng out the antiquities of this Realm is greatly to be coÌ„mended builded y e tower of London He maried his daughter Cambria vnto a prince of Almayn called Antenor of whoÌ„ these people were called Cymbri and Sycambri Fynally after he had reigned with his brother and alone .xxvi. yeres he died and after the pagan maner with great pompe was burned his ashes in a vessell of brasse set on a high Pynacle ouer Belyns gate as saith Robert Fabyan he builded Carlion and also the temple of concorde whyche after the opinion of many is nowe the paryshe churche of the Temple Gurgunstus sonne of Belyne succeded his father He subdued Denmark compellyng them to continue their tribute and in his returne home mette with a fleet of Spaniards which were seekyng for habitations because theyr contrey was so populous and not able to susteyne them to whome the Kynge granted the Isle of Ireland to inhabite and to holde the same of hym as their soueraigne Lord But the Scots write that the Spaniards arriued before this time in Ireland This Gurgunâ—us reigned .xix. yeares and was buried at Carlyon Guinthelinus sonne of Gurgunstus was crowned kynge of Britayne A prince sober and quiet who had to wife a noble woman named Marcia of excellent learnyng and knowledge She deuised certain lawes which long time among the Britains were greatly estemed and named Marcian lawes Fynally when this vertuous prince hadde reigned .xxvi. yeres he dyed and was buried at London Cecilius the sonne of Guenthelyne and Marcia reigned .vii. yeres of hym there remaineth nothyng notable But that as the Scottes write in the fyrst yeare of his reigne a people of Almain called Pyctes arriued here in Britayn and possessed those parties which now be the marches of bothe realmes
his sonne who inclosed y e same with a depe dyche and grauÌ„ted to the inhabitantes therof great fredom And after builded a church ouer y e place of his sepulture and ordeined there an house of monkes enduyng them with fayre possessioÌ„s And after it was vsed y e kings of EnglaÌ„d wheÌ„ thei wer crouned sent for an offering their crounes vnto S. Edmondes shryne and redemed the same with a good price The englyshe men sente agayne for Etheldred out of Normandye who by the healpe of the Normans and present assistance of his commons expelled Canutus but shortly Canutus returned agayne into Englande where he spared nothynge that myght be destroyed with sworde fyre In whiche tyme king Etheldred ended his lyfe when he had reigned .xxxviii. yeares and was buried in the Northe Isle of Paules churche in London aboue the aultar Fabian saythe that in the seconde yeare of this kynges reigne a great part of the citie of London was wasted with fyre but how it beganne hys aucthor telleth not But ye shal vnderstand that this day the citie of London had moste housyng and buyldynge from Ludgate towarde Westminster and littell or none where the chiefe or hart of the citie is now except in diuers places was housynge but they stoode without order So that many townes cities as CaÌ„terbury York and dyuers other in Englande passed London in buyldyng at those dayes as I haue sene sayth Fabyan by an old boke somtime in the Guyld halle of London named Domes daye But after the conquest it increased and shortly after passed and excelled all the other Aboute the .viii. yeare of this kyngs reign dyed Ethelwald byshop of Wynchester who was born in Wynchester and ther buylded an abbey of Nunnes as sayth Fabyan AFter y e deth of Etheldred great variance fell betwene y e englishe meÌ„ for the election of theyr kyng for y e citezens of London with certayn other named Edmund the son of Etheldred a yong man of lusty and valiant courage in martiall aduentures both hardy and wyse and one that could very well endure all paynes Wherefore hee was surnamed Ironsyde but the more part fauored Canutus the Dane By meanes wherof betwene those two princes were foughten many great battayles in the which either party sped diuersly to the great slaughter of theÌ„ that toke their partes But lastly it was agreed that the two Captayns shold try theyr quarell betwene them selues onely In which fight although Edmund semed to haue the vpper hand yet be condisceÌ„ded to deuyde the realm and make Canutus felow with him in the kingdom whyche agreement was at laste concluded In this tyme there was an englishe Earle called Edricus which by hys falshode had wrought muche hurte to hys naturall country and lastelye was aucthor of the deth of the noble Edmund And therof himself brought fyrst knowledge to Canutus the Dane sayinge in this wyse Thus haue I doone Canutus for the loue of thee To whom hee answered sayinge For my loue thou hast murdered thyne owne soueraigne Lord whome I loued most entierly I shall in rewarde therof exalt thy head aboue all the lordes of Englande And foorthwith commanded hym to be headed and his head to be set vpon a spear on the hyghest gate of London These princes reygned together .ii. yeares Thys Edmund was buryed at Glastenburye VUhen Canutus was stablished in the kyngdom he had knowledge how Olanns king of Norway in his absence inuaded the couÌ„trey of Denmarke wherfore in all hast he sped him thitherward by the maÌ„hod of the english souldiors obteined of them a noble victory recouered Norway to his seignory wherfore when he returned into England he demeaned him toward all men as a sage gentle moderat prince and so continued .xx. yeares Canutus called a parliameÌ„t at OxeÌ„ford where it was decreed that english men and Danes should hold the lawes of Edgare late kyng Canutus subdued the Scots wherby he was king of .iiii. kingdoms y t is to say of England ScotlaÌ„d Denmark Norway After that he weÌ„t into Denmark and so to Rome And after returned again into England Where he kept all his life tyme good iustice and did many charitable dedes And after his deathe was buried in s. Swithins at Winchester Of this Canutus Polidore hath writen a notable history in y e end of his vii boke of the historie of England HArold the sonne of Canutus by hys wyfe Elgina for hys swyftnes surnamed Harefote began hys reygne ouer thys realme of England In the begynning hee shewed some token of crueltie in that he banyshed his stepmother Emma and tooke from her suche iewelles and treasure as she hadde He reigned iii. yeares Hee was buryed at Westmynster and after at S. Clementes without Temple barre HArdikenitus king of Denmarke after the deathe of Harolde was ordeyned kyng of Englande He for the iniurie done to his mother Emma caused the corps of Harolde to be taken out of the sepulchre and smyting of the head caste it with the body into the ryuer of Thames where by a fysher it was taken vp and vnreuerently buried at S. Clementes as afore is sayd He burdeined his subiectes with eractions and tribute and in meat and dryncke was so prodygall that hys tables were spreade .iiii. tymes in the day and the people serued with great excesse whan he had reigned .iii. yeares he dyed sodeinly at Lambeth not without suspection of poysonynge and was buried at Winchester Hardikenitus beyng deade the Danes were beaten slayn and dryuen out of this lande into theyr owne countrey xxviii yeares after that Swayn began fyrst to reigne EDwarde the sonne of Egelrede or Etheldred by the aduice of Goodwyne and Leofricus Erle of Chester after the deathe of Hardikenitus was sent for out of Normandie to take on him the goueruaunce of this realme of Englande whiche hee guyded with much wisdome and iustice from whom issued as out of a fountaiue very godlinesse mercie pitie and liberalitie towarde the pore and gentylnes and iustice towards all men and in all honest lyfe gaue moste godly example to hys people He discharged the englyshmen of the great tribute called y e Dane gelt whiche was often before time leuied to y e impouerishyng of the people He subdued the Wesâ—hemen whiche rebelled and made warre vpon their borders The .xvi. yere of this kyng Edward died y e good Erle Leofricus erle of Mercia of Chester who was buried in the abbey of Couentrie which he hym selfe had caused to be buylded He purchased many great priuileges for the aforesaid towne of Couentrie Willyam bastard duke of Normandie about this tyme came with a goodly company into England and was honorablye receyued to whom the kynge made great cheere And at his returne enriched hym with great gyftes pleasures and as som write made promise to hym that if he died without issue the same
William shold succede hym in the kyngdome of England Harolde the sonne of the Erle Goodwin went to Normādie wher he made faithfull promise to duke William that after the death of Edwarde he woulde kepe the kyngdome to hys behalfe on whiche condition he brought with hym at his returne his brother Tosto The noble kynge Edwarde fynished hys laste daye whenne he hadde reygned foure and twenty yeares .vii. monethes and odde dayes Hee purged the olde and corrupte lawes and pycked out of them a certayn whych wer most profitable for the commons And therfore were they called the common Lawes For restitution whereof happened dyuers commotions and insurrections in this lande Hee was buryed at Westminster HArolde the eldeste soonne of Earle Goodwyne beynge of greate power in Englande and therewyth valyaunt and hardye tooke on hym the gouernance of thys Lande nothynge regardynge the promyse that he made to Wylliam duke of Normandye Wherfore when William sente to hym Ambassades admonysshynge hym of the couenauntes that were agreed betwene theim Harolde woulde in noo wyse surrendre to hym the kyngdome whyche Wyllyam claymed not only for the promyse that was made to hym but also because hee was the nexte of Kynge Edwardes bloudde In thys meane tyme Tosto whiche fledde oute of the Lande beyng moued agaynst his brother the kynge of Norway who entryng in the north partes of England with a great puisance discomfited .ii. Erles that gaue hym battaile But Harold in reskuyng his people slewe the kyng and his owne brother Tosto and chased the Norwayes with disworshyp to their shyps When William Duke of Normandye perceyued that he could not by any meanes brynge Harolde to fulfyll hys promyse nor by treatie to yelde to hym the kyngdome by force he entred the lande to whome Harolde gaue stronge and sharpe battaile In the end wherof William by pollicy obteined the victorye chased the englishemen slewe Harolde and obteined the gouernaunce of this lande when Harolde had reigned but .ix. monethes Hee was buryed at Waltham abbey whyche hym self had buylded and was the last that reigned of the bloude of the Saxones in thys Realme This happened .617 yeres after the fyrst arriuall of the Saxons or Angles in whiche space they reygned dyuersly Fyrst began the kyngdom of Kent the yeare of our Lorde .475 vnder Hengistus And after that .vi. other kyngdodomes at sundry tymes tooke theyr begynnyngs Whych all at the last were broughte into one Monarchie and subiect to the West Saxons by king Adelstane the yeare of our Lord .ix. hundreth thirtie eight Whiche monarchie continued .129 yeares durynge fiue and twenty of whych yeares the Danes reigned in this land vnder Canutus and Harolde A Summarie of King william Conquerour Anno regid .1 WIllyam Duke of Normandye surnamed Conquerour Bastarde sonne of Roberte the syxte Duke of that Duchye and nephew vnto kyng Edward the confessor began his dominion ouer this Realme of England the .xiiii. day of October in the yeare of our Lorde 1067. and deceased in the yere .1087 the nynthe day of September and reigned .xix. yeres .xi. monethes lackyng fyue dayes He vsed greate crueltie towarde the Englyshe menne burdenynge theym wyth greuous exactions By meane whereof he caused dyuers to flee the lande into other countreies And lyke as hee obteyned the kyngedome by force and dent of sweard so he chaunged the whole state of this common weale and ordeyned newe lawes at his pleasure profytable to hym selfe but greuous and hurtfull to the people Thys Wylliam was wyse and politike ryche and couetous and loued well to be magnifyed He was a fayre speaker and a great dissembler A man of comely stature but somdeale grosse bealyed sterne of countenaunce and strong in armes and had great pleasure in huntynge and makynge of sumptuous feastes Wyth thys Wyllyam Conqueroure entred into thys Realme dyuers noble menne and gentylmenne whose successoures for the moste parte to this daye doo remayne in greate honoure and reputation To whome he dysposed and gaue greatte possessions and reuenues And because those houses maye not bee vnremembred I haue thoughte good in thys place to recorde the names of theym as Iohn Hardynge in hys Chronycles dedycated to kynge Henry the syrte doothe particulerly recite theym That is to saye Gospatryke to whome he gaue all Cumbreland and made hym erle therof Perey Bohune Malot Bewchamp Menylebyllers Umframuile Le Uause Taylboys Musgraue Muschaump Bailiol Bruis Bepount Neuyle Sent Clere S. Poule Melchynes Menvile Albemarle Le Fortz Courtenay Albenay Councy Gournay Gaunt Beer Latimer Darcy Ayncorte Lescrope Maundeuile Ledespenser Purpoynt Momboucher S. Elo Seint Iohn Uernon Estontvile Delauale Euers Bonuile Belasyse Uescy Bouser Clarell Fitz Raufe Fitz Roger Fitz Waltar Fitz William Bulmers Fawcomberde Claruays Fitz Waryne Malory Longchampe Matrauersse Fitz Robert Mandit S. Quintine Fitz Thomas Fitz Henry Caunvyne Iohn le vicount Normanuile Forniuale Lassels Scrutuile Mantalent Manley Mortimer Claruayle Mountforde La Poole Lucy Ualence Lusours Longuile Ferrer Engayne Longspe S. Uay Lacy Longchamp Coluill Toures Lisle Tracy Chauncy Bowlers Mountagu Sourdeuyle Fulgers Belknap Coniers Someruile Champneys Longuillers Maners Fitz Urcy Glaunuyle Bewfort Chauser Mountpillers Mortayn Graunson Moruille Breton Broyne Gascoyne Daynvyle Chandose Paruynke Dabrygecourt Deuerose Keruyle Cheuercourt Fitz Hugh Cornuyle Morley Fitz Rayner Pudsay Harecourt Cheyny Dela hay Delamore Gargraue S. Omer Moyne Poynyng S. Richar Chartenay c. Hitherto gathered out of Hardyng The reste I haue collected oute of other good authors Pyget Bertrame Tochet Camoys Hauteney Warrayne Chauent Loueney Bygotte Mohant Marmylon Baylyffe Marrays Estraunge Monbray Audeley Ueer Souche Couderay Brabanson Brabason Butecort Bysette Bassette Tressy Caunuyle Iaunville Andgilham Bascoruile Chamberlaine Logenton Hastynges Muriell Bures Malebraunche Mortymer Dyne Lynnesey Fenys Boys Muse Peache Daubeney S. Amounde Riuers Meuille Chamburnon Uerdon Rydell Hanley Mortmayn Gower Botiller Fylberde Sent leger Paynell Traynell Peuerell Daniell Arundell Riuell Loueday Denys FitzNormāduk Rous Trusbutte Corbyne Mounteney c. Anno. 2. The town of Excetor the North-humbers rebelled whyche were both subdued and greuoufly punyshed This kyng Willyam buylded foure strong castells Twayne at Yorke one at Notyngham an other at Lyncolne whych he furnished with garrysons of Normanes Anno. 3. Canutus kyng of Denmark beyng encouraged thereto by certayne englyshe outlawes inuaded the northe partes of England passed through to York frō whens he was driuen backe by Williā and forced to flee into his own coūtrey Anno. 4. The Scottes wyth their kyng Malcolyne inuaded Northumberland and spoyled the countrey Anno. 6. William kyng of England made suche warre vpon the Scotts that he forced Malcolyne to doo to hym bothe homage and fealtie he also disherited Gospatrike and exiled hym the lande and gaue all Cumbrelande with the honour of Carlylle to Raufe Meschynes and made hym earle therof Kynge Wylliam by the counseyle of the Erle of Hertford caused the money and
Oreland S This yere the kyng cōmaunded that Peter pence should no more be gathered nor payde to Rome This yere Prynce Edwarde had hys fyrst sonne whose name was Edward but he dyed at seuen yeres of age Prynce Edward entred Spayne with a great puysaunce where he ouercame the Spanyardes and Frenche men and expelled Henry the bastarde and set Peter in his former estate as kig of Spain But not long after the prynces retorne home agayne Henry repaired his army and warred vpon his brother so fiersly that in the ende he vtterly vanquyshed hym and put him to death and thē without resistance possessed the kyngdome of Spayne Anno. 41. Iohn Louekyn M. Iohn Warde S Williā Dickmā S This yere was borne the second son of Prynce Edward named Rychard Anno. 42. Iames Andrew M. Rich. Torgold S. Williā Dickmā S. This yere appeared Stella cometa that is a blasing starre And this yere the erles of Armenak of brett of Perygort with other nobles of y e duchie of Guyan appealed the Prynce of Wales in the Frenche kynges court that he had broken the peace and wronged them as in exacting of them ouer great sommes of money c. But the Frenche king deferred it for certayne causes to long here to reherse Anno. 43. Symon Mordon M. Adā wymbinghā S. Robert Gyrdler S. This yere the kyng of Fraunce proceaded in iudgement vpon the appellation before made by y e erle of Armenak the lorde of Bret and erle of Perygort agaynst Prynce Edward Wherupon discorde variance began to take place betwene y e two kynges and those lords which before were sworne to kyng Edward dyd nowe yelde dyuers townes of the coūtrey of Poytiers vnto the Frēch kyng The Duke of Lācaster aryued at Caleis and entred Fraunce with a company of souldiours wher not farre from Arde the Duke of Burgoyne lodged within a mile of his army with a great power the space of .xviii. dayes and neuer profered battell But lastly went away by nyght and then the Duke passed further into Fraunce Anno. 44. Iohn Chichester M. Iohn Pyell S. Hugh hoiditch S. This yere dyed Quene Phylip wyfe to Edward the thyrd she buylded y e colledge in Oxēford called quenes colledge In this yere was the thyrd mortalitie or pestylence wherof dyed much people Anno. 45. Iohn Bernes M. Wil. Walworth S Robert Gayton S Iohn Barnes Mayor of Londō gaue a chest with three lockes and a. 1000. markee to be lent to yonge men vpon sufficient gage so that it passed not one 100. markes and for the occupying therof if he were learned to saye at his pleasure Deprofundis for the soule of Iohn Barnes if he were not learned to saye Pater noster But howe so euer the money was lent at this daie the chest standeth in the chamber of London without eyther money or pledges for the same This yere the countrey of Lymosyn with other became obeysaunt to the Frenche kyng and fell from the kynge of Englande by reason that Prynce Edward had lately assessed vpon the inhabytantes of the countrey a great and greuous taske by meanes whereof he lost the loue of the people Anno 46. Iohn Barnes M. Robert Hatfild S. Adam Staple S. The Erle of Penbroke as he passed the sea to reskewe the castell of Rochel was encoūtred with a fleete of Spanyardes whiche kyng Henry of Castell had sent to ayde the Frenche kyng Of these Spanyardes after cruellfyght the Erle was taken and syr Guystarde de Angle and other to the number of .160 persons and the more part of his men slayne and drowned Anno. 47. Iohn Pyel Maior Iohn Phylpot S. Nycolas Brēber S. Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred by Calays into Fraunce passed throughout the Realme by Uermendoys and Campayne nyghe to turdeaux in Aquitane without battayle not withstāding the great hurt and domage they dyd to the townes countreys as they passed Anno. 48. Adam of Bury M. Iohn Aubery S. Iohn Fisshye S. Dyuers entreatyes of peace were made betwene the kyng of Englande Fraunce by meane of the byshoppe of Rome but none was concluded Anno 49. William Walworth M. Rychard Lyōs S W. wodhous S The entreatie of peace continued but not concluded but for foure monethes at the moste in which tyme of entreatie the Frenche kyng wan many holdes townes of the Englyshemen as well in Guyan as in Brytayne and in other places Anno. 50. Iohn Warde M. Iohn hadley S. Wil. Newport S. Many wonderfull sycknesses fell among the people as well in Italy as in England whereof there vsed an exceadyng great number Anno. 51. Adam staple M. Iohn Northampton S Robert Launde S Prince Edward departed out of this lyfe who was in his tyme the flower of chyualry He was buried at Caunterbury and then kyng Edwarde created Richard sonne of prince Edward prince of Wales and because the kyng waxed feble and sickly he betoketh rule of the lande to syr Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster who so continued duryng his fathers lyfe This yere kyng Edward the thyrde ended his lyfe at Rychemonde the .xxi. daye of Iune in the yere of our Lorde 1377. When he had reigned .50 yeres fyue monethes lackynge foure dayes and was buried at Westmynster he left behynde hym foure sonnes Lewes duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster Edmond of Langley duke of Yorke and Thomas of Wodstocke erle of Cambrydge Richarde the second Anno regni .1 RIchard the second sonne of Prince Edward of Wales was ordeyned kyng of Englande beyng as yet but eleuen yeres of age He began his reigne the .xi. daye of Iune in the yere of our lorde .1377 and left the same the .xxix. daie of September in the yere .1399 so he reigned .xxii. yeres .iii. monethes and eight daies In bountie and liberalitie he farre passed all hys progenitours but he was ouer muche geuen to reste quietnes and loued litle dedes of armes and martial prowesse for that he was yong he was moste ruled by yong counsayle and regarded nothyng the aduertysementes of the sage and wyse men of his Realme for the chiefe about hym were of no wysdome nor estimacion whiche thyng tourned this land to great trouble and him selfe in fine to extreame myserie Of hym Iohn Gower wryteth as Hardyng affyrmeth these verses in latyne folowyng Principio Regis oritur transgressio legis Quo fortuna cadit humus retrograda uadit Quomodo surrexit populus quem nō bene rexit Tēpus ad huc plangit super hoc quod Chronica tangit Stultorū uile cepit consiliū iuuenile Et sectam senium decreuit esse reiectam Tunc accusare quosdam presumpsit auare Vnde catallorum gazas spoliauit corum Whiche may be englyshed thus When this kyng fyrst began to reigne the lawes neglected were Wherfore good fortune him forsooke and thearth did quake for feare The people also whom
the Charterhouse of LondoÌ„ maister Gyles Horne a moÌ„ke of Westmynster one Philpot one Carewe and a fryer all were put to death for treason This yere the ditches about London were newe caste The .viii. daye of August was the lady Katheryne Haward shewed opeÌ„ly as Queene at Hampton court which dignitie she enioyed not long The latter end of this yere was great death of hote burnyng agues flyxes such a drought that welles and smal ryuers were dryed vp and many cattayle dyed for lack of water the salte water flowed aboue London bridge Anno. 32. Syr Wyl Roche Draper M. Wyl Laxton S. Mart. Bowes S. The .xxii. daye of December was Egerton and Harman put to death for counterfaytyng the kynges great seale In Aprill the .33 yere of Henry the eight certaine priestes and lay men began a newe rebellion in Yorkeshyre which were shortly takeÌ„ and put to execution in diuers places of which Leigh Tatorsale and Thornton were put to death at London the .28 daye of Maye and syr Iohn Neuel knyght was executed at Yorke The same daye the countesse of Salisbury was beheaded in the tower of London she was the last of the right lyne and name of Plantagenet The .ix. day of Iune were Damport and Chapman two of the kinges garde hanged at Grenewich for robberies in example of all other The .xxviii. daye of Iune the lorde Leonard Graie whiche before was deputie generall of Irelande was beheaded at the towre hyll for certayn treason whiche he had committed The .28 day of Iune were haÌ„ged at S. Thomas a waterynges Mantell Royden and Froudes gentylmeÌ„ for a spoile and murder that they had done in one of the kynges parkes vpon May morning the lorde Dacres of the South beyng in company with them and on the morow whiche was saynt Peters day the lorde Dacres was led from the towre a foote betwene the two sherifes through the citie to tyborne and there put to death for the same offence This sommer the kyng toke his progresse to Yorke The fyrste daye of Iuly was a Welsheman drawen hanged and quartered for prophecying the kings maiesties death Anno. 33. Syr Michel Dormer Mercer M. sir RoulaÌ„d Hil S HeÌ„ry Suckley S The lady Katheryne Haward whom the kynge had maried for her vnchaste lyuing committed with thomas Culpeper Frauncis Dereham was by parliament attainted Culpeper and Dereham were put to death at tyborne the x. day of December The xiii day of February were beheaded within y e towre the lady Hawarde otherwyse called Q. Katherine and the lady Rocheforde And shortly after kyng Henry maried the lady Katherine Parre that had bene wyfe to the lord Latimer syster of the Marques of Northampton At this parliameÌ„t the kyng was proclaymed kyng of Irelande which name his predecessours neuer had but were called lorde of Irelande In the begynning of Marche dyed sir Arthur Plantagenet Uicecounte Lisâ—e bastarde to kyng Edward the fourth in the towre of London vnattainted The .x. daye of Marche a mayde was boyled in Smythfielde for poysonynge many persons In May the .xxxiiii. yere of his reigne kyng Henry toke a loane of money of al suche as were aboue the value of .50 pounde and vpwarde The fourth daye of Iuly the Scottes began to inuade the borders spoylyng burnyng as it had bene in open warre for whiche cause a garryson was sent thether then the Scottes pretended a peace and yet neuertheles in the meane space spoyled the borders In reuengement wherof syr Robert Bowes made a rode into ScotlaÌ„d wher he with other were taken without puttyng to raunsome Then the kynge sent the Duke of Norfolke with an armie royall but at Yorke the armie was stayed And after long consultation the Scottes woulde not agree to any reasonable conditions wherfore the Duke went forward burnyng and wastyng all the marches and there taried without any battayle proffered by the kyng of Scottes vntyll the myddest of Nouember followyng Anno. 34. Io. Coates Sal. M. HeÌ„ Hoblethorn S. Hen. Hancotes S. After the departure of our armie froÌ„ Scotland the kynge of Scottes made a rode into EnglaÌ„d and did much harme but at the last syr Thomas Wharton and syr Wyliyam Musgraue with a few of the borderers met with the Scottes on saynt Katheryns eue the .xxiiii. of Nouember wher by the great power of God they beyng in number .15000 were ouerthrowen in whiche conflicte was taken the lord Maxwel the erles of Glencarne and Sassilles with all the capitaines of the armye And on saynt Thomas euen the Apostell they were brought to the towre of London where they laye that nyght the next daye followyng they were by the kinges charge apparelled all in sylke and rode through the citie to Westmynster where they were sworne to be true prysoners and then were they delyuered to the custody of dyuerse noble men whiche honorably entertayned them In this season an Harold of EnglaÌ„d rydyng on the borders syde to do a message was met by certayn rebels which cruelly agaynst all lawe of armes slew him in his cote armor but they for this dede were sent to the kyng the yere followyng who executed theÌ„ for y e offence At neweyeres tyde the Scottes that were takeÌ„ by Carlyle were by the kyng sent home agayne with great giftes vpoÌ„ condition to agree to certayne artycles for the welth of both Realmes The thirde daye of Iune in the .35 yere of HeÌ„ry the eight the Abrine a lord in Ireland with dyuers of the wylde Irysh submitted them to kyng Henry And in Iuly the sayde Abrine was created Erle of Clawricarde This yere in Iuly kyng Henry sent ouer .6000 men to Landersey whether also came the Emperour in proper person with a great army and shortly after came down the Frenche king in proper person with a great army and offred to geue battayle to the Emperour by reason wherof the siege was raysed The .28 daye of Iuly were burnt at Wyndsore thre persons Anthony person Robert Testwood HeÌ„ry Filmer This yere was a great death in London of the pestilence therfore Mighelmas terme was adiourned to saint Albons and there was kept to the ende Anno. 35. Syr Wil. Bowyer Draper M. Iohn Toules S Rich. Dobbes S Syr Wyllyam Bowyer deceased the xiii day of Aprill about Easter and syr Raufe Warren serued out the resydue of that yere The begynning of this Maiors yere that is to saye at Alhallontyde a roade was made into Scotland by the garryson there who burned .60 villages and toke great praies both of men beastes In Nouember the Englyshmen that were sent to Laundersey came home agayne A lytle before Christmas the Uiceroye of Sicill came from the Emperour to kyng Henry in Ambassade of whom he was honorably entertained shortly retorned agayne This yere beyng leape yere chaunsed foure Eclipses
dayly as well by the Quene her selfe who oftentymes hadde masse and Latine seruice before her in the tower as also by diuers sermons made of them that at that tyme were appointed to preache about London The .xi. day of August certaine gentilmen myndyng to passe through London bridge in a wherrie were there ouerturned by violence of the water and seuen of them drowned The .xiii. day of August master Bourn canon of Paules preachynge at Paules crosse sayd as foloweth This same day v. yeares the reuerende father in God Edmunde bishop of London our diocesan preachynge in thys place and thys same gospell whyche I nowe preache for the same was cast in prison and hath there remained tyll this tyme that the quenes most excellent maiestie hath deliuered and set hym at libertie whyche saying of the precher so offended the audience that they breakyng silence said the byshop had preached abhomination other some cried meanyng of the preacher pull hym out pulle hym out and some beynge next the pulpyt began to clymbe towarde the preacher to haue pulled hym out wherwith the preacher stepped backe and one mayster Bradforde a preacher of Kynge Edwardes tyme stepped forthe into the preachers place most myldely and gently persuadyng the audience to quietnes and obedience whose presence lyked the people well but neuertheles Bourne standing by Bradford one threw a dagger at him whiche hytte one of the syde poastes of the pulpet and rebounded backe agayn a great way whervpon maister Bradforde was fayne to breake of his speche forced hym self with the helpe of Iohn Rogers an other preacher to conueye Maister Bourne oute of the audience whiche with great labour they brought into Poules schole Doctour Boner that was depriued in king Edwards time was now again as ye haue heard restored to his bishoprike and dyuers other byshops for Religion were displaced as Cranmer of Canterbury The archbishop of Yorke Poynet of winchester Barlow of Bath Farrar of S. Dauis Harley of Herford Houper of Gloucester Couerdale of Excester Scory of Chichester c. And al other benefieed men that either were maried or wold not forsake their opiniōs wer put out of their liuinges other knowen to be of the contrary parte were set in the same especially if any were aliue that in the time of kyng Henry or Edwarde were put out of the same bishoprikes or benefices as bishop day of Chichester Heth of worc Turberuile of Excest c. The .22 day of August y t duke of Northūberlād was beheded with him wer put to deth sir Iohn Gates and sir Thomas Palmer called Buskin palmer knights Peter martyr who in king Edwards tyme was reader of diuinitie in Oxford obteined licence and safe conduite of the quene and departed oute of Englande to Argentine whens he came In this time y e people shewed thēselues so redy to receiue their old religion y t in many places of the realme vnderstandyng the quenes plesure before any law was made for the same they erected agayne theyr aultars and vsed the Masse and latin seruice in suche sorte as was wont to be in kyng Henries tyme. The .xxvi. day of Auguste in the euenyng the notablest shyppe in the world was burnt at wolwich called the great Hary by the negligence of maryners she was of burthen a M. tunne The last day of September the quenes hyghnes rode thorough the citie to Westminster in moste goodly maner the pageantes in all places accustomed beyng moste gorgiously trimmed And as her grace passed by Poules a certain dutche man stode vpon the wethercock with an enseigne in his hande flouryshyng with the same and vnder hym vpon the crosse a scaffold garnished with enseignes banners and streamers and vnder that vpon the holle an other scaffolde with enseignes streamers very strange to y e beholders And the morow which was the fyrst day of October her grace was crowned at westminster by doctor Gardiner bishop of Winchester The .v. day of October began the parliament at Westminster and masse of the holy ghoste was songe The .xxv. day of October the barge of Grauesend by greate misfortune of a ratche running vpon her was ouerthrowen and .xiiii. persones drowned and xvi saued by swymmyng The .xxiii. the .xxv. the .xxvii. dayes of October were certayne disputations in the longe chapell at the northe doore of Paules concerning Transubstantiation but nothyng throughly determined Anno. 1. Tho. white marchant tailour M. Tho. Offley S. Wil. Hewet S. The same syr Thomas White a worthy patron and protector of poore scholers and learnynge renewed or rather erected a college in Oxford that was in great ruine and decaye nowe called S. Iohns college and before Bernard college indowyng the same with landes reuenues to the greate prefermente of learnyng and comfort of poore mennes children Renuing by that ensample the worthy monuments and dedes done by the lyke godly disposed of ancient tyme in bothe the vniuersities whiche maye wel be called y e two Eies of the realme whose sight begyn to grow dymme thorough the coldnes of charitie and want of deuotion late crept into the hartes of men God graunt they may be restored to the clerenes of their wonted syghte that learnyng may flouryshe throughe abundaunce of schollers with maintenaunce for the same And that the able and riche may liberally imitate therample of this vertuous gentleman who both there and in many other places as by erection of Schooles at Bristoll and Readynge hathe planted the rootes of learnyng the fruites wherof no doubte in tyme to come shall flouryshe to the great cōmoditie and singular ornament of the realme The lyke College also now called trinitie colledge the ryght worshypfull sir Thomas Pope knyght deceased to his great praise and singular commēdation erected whiche some tyme was called Durham colledge also ruinous and in great decaye he reedified appoyntynge for the maintenance of the fellowes and scholers like possession By whiche fact he declared that like as God had indued him with greate rychesse and reuenues by policie and the princis seruice acquired and gotten euen so he therby ment to dedicate some portion thereof to the honor of lerning and gifts of the mynd that his naturall countrey might attein that honoure whiche is or ought to belonge to euery christen realme For he remembryng what benefites learnyng dothe conduce and brynge to a well gouerned common wealthe thought not to beslack in distributyng his portion to thaugmentation of the same Cardinall Poole who fledde oute of Englande in the tyme of Kyng Henry and was in great estimatiō in the court of Rome was sent for by Quene Mary to returne into hys countrey About this tyme the parliament dyd conclude that the Seruice of the churche should from and after the .xx. day of December next ensuyng be used in all places in suche maner and fourme as it was vsed in the laste yere of kyng Henry the .viii. 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